I’m so sorry I’ve been away so long, dear blog friends. Work has been very busy, making for very tired evenings, making for long stretches of inactivity over here. I haven’t stopped crocheting in this little hiatus, however. Most nights are spent huddled on my futon, crocheting from dinner to bedtime. My partner and I…
Tag: handmade
Mood Blanket
I’ve started crocheting a hexagonal block mood blanket. In May, my mom brought me a bunch of pretty acrylic yarn skeins in soft grey, creamy white, honey yellow, navy and cornflower blue from a rummage sale in California. I couldn’t think of a better opportunity to join the mood blanket trend that I missed out on…
Shop Update: August Edition
I say it often and it still remains true: I cannot believe how quickly time flies by these days. How can it be past mid-August already? Understandably, my days lately have all looked almost exactly like one another. Maybe that has something to do with it? I dunno. If you have any secrets regarding slowing…
Introducing the Fruiterus Series
If you’ve been following me here, on Instagram or using other social media outlets, you’ve noticed that I’ve been making a lot of uterus plushies lately. The first one I ever crafted was inspired by the shape of the slug plushies I also make, then I sold two, and I’ve just been cranking them out since….
Lace Stones Lately
I’ve been making a lot of single color lace stones lately, using crochet thread rather than my standard embroidery thread. It’s really interesting, how freeing it feels. For each piece, the thread is spooled on its cardboard tube, so I don’t have to worry about it tangling up like embroidery thread does. Since I’m not changing…
Shop Update: July Edition
I can’t believe we’re already well past mid-July! Ugh, time just keeps going faster and faster, I feel. I’ve been busy updating my shop when possible, and am still excited to keep offering a wider, more unique array of little handmade gifts. New this month are a bunch of crochet uterus plushies, including this mint…
Crocheting Uteri
I’ve been crocheting an average of about one uterus a day for the past week. I sold one from my shop recently, and have taken a hydra approach to replenishing stock. Really, they’re very fun to make and so full of potential (gift one to your lady friend, your lady doctor, a serial mansplainer, et…
Summer Dyeing
I waited all winter and well into spring to start dyeing the wool yarn I harvested from my aunt’s husband’s father’s sweaters. It seems that in always-humid Southeastern Ohio, nothing ever really dries unless it’s in direct sunlight on an especially warm day. Earlier in spring I did some kettle dyeing, but the other half complains that…
Shop Update: Early June Edition
Happy Friday, friends! I try to set doable quarterly goals for my shop. Sometimes they fall short, and sometimes I pivot in another direction midway through. My goal for the third quarter of 2016 is to update the shop with four items every week. Here’s a little look at what’s newly available from the past two…
Haiku Tuesday: Upcycling Theme
Happy Haikuesday! I’ve been unravelling old wool and alpaca sweaters belonging to my aunt’s husband’s father in order to dye and reuse for other projects. It’s a little tedious, but the work begins to feel meditative after a short time. It also carries a heavy sense of guilt, because most of the sweaters appear to…
Crystal Pouch Necklaces Complete!
My first crystal pouch necklace wholesale order is complete and shipped out on its way! It was a really fun project, selecting natural fibers and earthy colorways and watching each little bag work up in its own unique way. Of course, weaving in all those loose ends was kind of a bummer, but I kept…
Instragram Octopus Giveaway!
A quick note: Just in case you’re interested, I have a giveaway going on over on my Instagram this week to celebrate gaining 200 IG followers. Which of course is a very small number to a lot of people, but a very large number to me. It lasts until Saturday, and all the details are listed…
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